 When I am Afraid 2003 : Week 29 | Printer Friendly Version Eric Sunkel has submitted a new poem for today’s message. The poem is beautiful; it’s a simple expression of faith in God. I guess if we’re honest, we’ve probably all been afraid of something. For those times, Eric’s poem is a reminder to take courage in God. 2 Timothy 1:7, as revealed by the Holy Spirit to Eric Sunkel… In the night, when the moon awakes I am afraid. I lie in bed and listen to the wind As they try to knock down the trees. I am alone with my thoughts as my only companion. I am playing solitaire. The mind is complex and its voices muddled. I try to listen to my inner monologue. I hear voices of the day now past. I think about my troubles. I think about my triumphs. In the quiet, I hear a voice that scares me. It says your heart is going to stop. I believe it. Startled, I sit up in bed. My heart begins to race. Am I still alive? I check my pulse. I can feel it. But now I am in panic mode. I am not afraid of death. But I am. Then the Word of the Lord comes to mind. It comes barreling down the pipeline from my spirit to my brain. Shocking my mind into submission.
‘God has not given me a spirit of fear but of power,
and of love, and a sound mind’ So I lift my hands in the air and reach towards the heavens. I feel the love of God, tanning my face. I start to calm. My thoughts turn to peace. My inner monologue returns to normal. I am peaceful. Then I tell the Lord, "Oh I want to hold you Jesus, wrap my arms around you." I close my eyes. I am thinking about God. I fall asleep. Other poems by Eric Sunkel: Week 12: Contemplations from my car Week 21: Run, Run as Fast as You Can...  Printer Friendly Version Archives | Tell Your Friends | Submit a Devotion |
 2 Timothy 1:7 7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. • Read Chapter • Listen to Chapter |
